Chemicals and Drugs

Amide Synthases

Enzymes that catalyze the joining of either ammonia or an amide with another molecule, in which the linkage is in the form of a carbon-nitrogen bond. EC 6.3.1.

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Abstract

Enzymes that catalyze the joining of either ammonia or an amide with another molecule, in which the linkage is in the form of a carbon-nitrogen bond. EC 6.3.1.

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7 entry terms
  • Acid-Amide Ligases
  • Acid-Ammonia Ligases
  • Acid Amide Ligases
  • Acid Ammonia Ligases
  • Ligases, Acid-Amide
  • Ligases, Acid-Ammonia
  • Synthases, Amide

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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  1. D08.811w.464w.259.200

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Amide Synthases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019732. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019732
  2. Amide Synthases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75013067